add MODULE_VERSION() tags to all modules

Request for Patches

The 2.6.x kernel includes a MODULE_VERSION() parameter for providing one convenient way for all modules to state what *their* version is (as opposed to the version of the larger kernel they're included in).

I've started submitting patches to the subsystem maintainers to add MODULE_VERSION() entries for drivers that I particularly care about, and would appreciate assistance handling the others.

For modules which display their version as a string somewhere via printk, the preferred mechanism is:

#define DRV_VERSION "1.0.0"
MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);

One aspect of MODULE_VERSION I haven't tackled is re-formatting existing versions into the preferred method as found in include/linux/module.h:

/* Version of form [<epoch>:]<version>[-<extra-version>].
Or for CVS/RCS ID version, everything but the number is stripped.
<epoch>: A (small) unsigned integer which allows you to start
versions
anew. If not mentioned, it's zero. eg. "2:1.0" is after "1:2.0".
<version>: The <version> may contain only alphanumerics and the
character `.'. Ordered by numeric sort for numeric parts, ascii sort for ascii parts (as per RPM or DEB algorithm).
<extraversion>: Like <version>, but inserted for local
customizations, eg "rh3" or "rusty1".
*/

I leave such reformatting up to each driver author and/or patch submitter.

Thanks,
Matt

Matt Domsch
Sr. Software Engineer, Lead Engineer
Dell Linux Solutions linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux
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